Sana Saeed

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Sana Saeed
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Saeed at the Global Peace Fashion Show, 2013
Born (1988-09-22) 22 September 1988 (age 35) [1]
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Years active1998–2019,2022

Sana Saeed (born 22 September 1988) [1] is an Indian actress and model, who appears in Bollywood films and Indian television. [2] Her first appearance was as a child artist in Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998) and continued to do so in films like Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega (2000) and Badal (2000). She also appeared in television shows such as Babul Ka Aangann Chootey Na (2008) and Lo Ho Gayi Pooja Iss Ghar Ki (2008).

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In 2012, Saeed made her big screen debut as an adult in a supporting role in Karan Johar's Student Of The Year , which emerged as a box-office commercial success. [3] She participated in the reality shows Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 6 (2013), Nach Baliye 7 (2015) and Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 7 (2016).

Career

She has appeared as a child artist in critically and commercially successful films such as Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998), Badal (2000) and Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega (2000). Saeed also hosted the famous kids program Fox Kids telecasted on Star Plus in which she played the role of Chatur Chachi. She also appeared in television shows such as Babul Ka Aangann Chootey Na on Sony TV and Lo Ho Gayi Pooja Iss Ghar Ki on SAB TV.

She came sixth in the dance reality show and was praised for her energy levels in dancing. Jhalak Dikhla Jaa .[ citation needed ]

In 2012, She made her screen debut in a supporting role in Karan Johar's Student Of The Year along with the main leads Sidharth Malhotra, Varun Dhawan and Alia Bhatt. [4] She got noticed due to her child star memory in spite of her small role. Film critic Taran Adarsh from Bollywood Hungama wrote, "Sana Saaed looks glamorous and does well". [5] film critic Komal Nahta commented, "Sana Saeed only gets to pout and flaunt her body as Tanya.". [3] [6] The film was released on 19 October 2012 in over 1400 screens across the country and garnered positive to mixed reviews from critics and good box office collections. [7] Boxofficeindia declared the film as a semihit after three weeks. [8] She placed 5th in Nach Baliye 7.

In May 2018, Sana appeared in Zee TV's talk show Juzz Baatt as a guest along with Adnan Khan, Arjit Taneja and Karan Jotwani.

Filmography

Films

YearTitleRoleNotes
1998 Kuch Kuch Hota Hai Anjali KhannaChild artist
2000 Badal Preeti
Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega Special appearance
2012 Student Of The Year Tanya Israni [9]
2014 Fugly UnnamedSong: "Lovely Jind Wali" [10]
Caught In The WebHerselfShort film [11]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2001–2003 Fox Kids Chatur Chachi
2002–2003 Kumkum – Ek Pyara Sa Bandhan Anjali
2003 Kahiin To Hoga Sakshi
2004 Hey...Yehii To Haii Woh! Deepika
2005 Saat Phere: Saloni Ka Safar Sara
2006 Kkavyanjali HerselfGuest
2007 Sapna Babul Ka... Bidaai Riya
2008 Babul Ka Aangann Chootey Na Chaaya Joshi
2008–2009 Lo Ho Gayi Pooja Iss Ghar Ki Pooja
2009–2010 Sajan Ghar Jaana Hai Priya
2010 Dhoondh Legi Manzil Humein HerselfGuest
2011 Sasural Genda Phool Shweta
2012 Bigg Boss 6 HerselfGuest
2013 Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 6 Contestant6th place
MTV Splitsvilla HerselfGuest
Yeh Hai Aashiqui Nandini
2014 Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 7 HerselfGuest
2015 Nach Baliye 7 Contestant5th place
2016 Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 7 1st runner-up
2017 Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 9 HerselfGuest
2018 Laal Ishq Maya Sharma
Comedy Circus Herself
2019 Khatra Khatra Khatra HerselfGuest
Kitchen Champion 5
2022 The Khatra Khatra Show

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